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There has been an increase in reports of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism worldwide since Israel launched its war on Gaza.

While neither term is new, some people who have criticised Israel for its actions in Gaza say they are labelled as anti-Semitic.

Israeli leaders in particular have conflated condemnation of the response to the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 as both anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist.

Analysts argue that blurring the difference helps Israel undermine any opposition to – or rejection of – its policies.

Israel is accused of weaponising the two terms – to justify its attacks on Gaza and other Palestinian territory.

But with no end in sight to the wars in the Middle East, what are the dangers of – and the fallout from – conflating anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism?

Presenter: Nick Clark

Guests:

Giovanni Fassina – Executive director of the European Legal Support Center

Arielle Angel – Editor-in-chief of Jewish Currents

Omer Bartov – Samuel Pisar professor of holocaust and genocide studies at Brown University

It all started with peaceful protests against a finance bill tabled in Kenya’s parliament.

The proposed legislation included tax increases to raise extra funds the government says it needs to pay off public debt.

The protests intensified, crowds stormed the parliament compound and the military was deployed.

Security forces used live rounds, killing and injuring many.

Initially defiant, President William Ruto called the demonstrations treasonous, and promised to take a tough stance on what he called anarchy. But on Wednesday, he said he was withdrawing the bill.

So, will the unrest be contained?

Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam

Guests:

Hassan Khannenje – Director of the HORN International Institute for Strategic Studies, a research and policy think tank

Westen Shilaho – International relations scholar at the University of the Witwatersrand

Otsieno Namwaya – East Africa director of Human Rights Watch